Mangifera altissima

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Mangifera altissima
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Ripe and unripe pahutan mangoes from the Philippines
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Herbarium specimen of Mangifera altissima
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Mangifera
Species:
M. altissima
Binomial name
Mangifera altissima
Synonyms [2]

Mangifera mucronulataBlume
Mangifera rumphiiPierre

Mangifera altissima (commonly known as pahutan, paho, or pajo), is a species of mango native to the Philippines and surrounding regions in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is not grown commercially but is harvested from the wild in the Philippines. It has small fruits that are pale yellow when ripe and are very sweet, though much more fibrous than commercially cultivated Mangifera indica species like Carabao mangoes. It is threatened by habitat loss. [2] [3] [1] [4]

In the Philippines, pahutan mangoes are eaten ripe as is, or eaten with rock salt or used in salads when unripe. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Mangifera altissima Blanco". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. "Pahutan". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. Western, Peter Jansen (1920). The Mango. Manila: Bureau of Printing.
  5. "Not Quite the Mango We Know". Our Philippine Trees. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2021.